Dacre, Moore, Neil. Is triple change coming for the BBC?
Dacre has said that he “would die in a ditch defending it as a great civilising force”, and Moore grasps the Corporation’s original Reithian mission.
Alliance for Unity, the new movement which could give Galloway his next political life
He has a good eye for political openings, and Labour’s woes might have created a space for an avowedly left-wing, pro-UK figure.
Sunak said yesterday that “our lives can no longer be put on hold”. But that’s just what Johnson’s ready to do if he thinks it necessary.
So like his other big financial statements to date, his one yesterday had a strikingly provisional air.
The Government and self-ID. Scrapped for now. But the pressure isn’t going away.
From tech giants, to Conservatives’ own MPs, arguments over the Gender Recognition Act are far from over.
Dying by numbers
If we follow Spain and France, and test and trace doesn’t improve, the mood on the Tory backbenches is likely to shift towards a Sweden-style solution.
With the 10pm curfew starting tomorrow, Sunak’s “imaginative” measures will need to come within days
The Chancellor has refused to extend his furlough scheme. Could a German-style system be what comes next?
Andrew Gimson’s PMQs sketch: Puritans try to smash Johnson’s images
Starmer exposed factual contradictions in the PM’s statements: the PM preferred to defend Dido Harding, a damsel in distress.
Covid. Mass lockdowns v a Swedish option is a flawed choice. But if Ministers can’t make mass testing work, it’s the one we’ll have.
More tests, quick tracing, quarantine and mini-shutdowns if necessary (not the closure of whole cities and metropolitan areas) are the best-in-class solution.
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Opposition to new national lockdowns is growing on the Conservative backbenches
Over a third of those who asked a question during a Hancock statement yesterday were to some degree resistant to such shutdowns.
Coronavirus powers – and why the time has come for Parliament to have a bigger say in their control
During the last Parliament, the legislature tried to act as the executive. Now, there is a danger of the pendulum swinging too far the other way.
If Conservative MPs are so restive now, how will they react if Labour sustains a poll lead?
Despite the horrorshow commentary in the Tory press about the Government, the Conservatives cling to their poll lead – just.
Sasha Swire’s diaries. Truth about the Cameron years – but not the whole truth. Not by a long shot.
It is easy to forget that until he left Downing Street he was the second most electorally successful post-war Tory leader.
Curfews will accelerate the decline of the nightlife industry
Bars, restaurants and clubs are already affected by de facto curfews; the country has some of the earliest closing times in Europe.
Protecting British troops may be Johnson’s next clash with his ‘rule of law’ opponents
The post-war system of international law is constantly evolving – it is inevitable, and justified, for government attitudes and approaches to evolve in turn.